Maui Private Sightseeing Tours

Here’s the updated review with that added:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Our family booked an early morning private snorkeling charter with Kaanapali Ocean Adventures, and it was hands down one of the highlights of our trip to Maui.Captain Dan and Marissa were absolutely phenomenal. From the moment we stepped aboard, they were warm, friendly, upbeat, and genuinely excited to make sure we had an incredible experience. They made us feel completely safe and comfortable throughout the entire trip while creating such a fun and relaxing atmosphere.They took us all the way over to Lanai and found crystal-clear water with amazing snorkeling conditions. We swam with sea turtles and saw countless beautiful tropical fish. We also rented two sea scooters, and they were worth every penny! Gliding effortlessly through the water was incredibly relaxing, so much fun, and allowed us to cover much more distance and see even more of the incredible marine life.If you’re looking for the best private or group snorkeling charter, look no further. Kaanapali Ocean Adventures is an absolute 10 out of 10. This experience will be one of the lasting highlights of our Maui vacation and a memory our family will treasure for a lifetime. We can’t recommend Captain Dan, Marissa, and their team highly enough!

This was an incredible experience! The two man crew was fantastic. We snorkeled the entire Molokini Crater with Esteban as our guide and protector. The captain was great too, keeping an eye out for whales on the way and turtles when we got to the cove for our second snorkeling adventure. There were turtles everywhere around us. Take a go pro ! So worth it! Would definitely hire these guys again.

We had an amazing experience with Captain Ryan and Maria! We booked a 3-hour private charter for our family and we enjoyed every minute of it. The boat ride was really fun both ways and Captain Ryan played great music! We went to Molokini and it was phenomenal! We were the only ones there snorkeling in the crystal clear water! My sons got great underwater photos and go-pro footage of so many beautiful fish and creatures including a spotted Eagle ray, eels, parrotfish, porcupine fish and puffer fish. Our group had family members from 12 to 75 years old and Maria and Ryan made sure everyone was geared up correctly, were safe on the boat and in the water and were feeling comfortable and having fun. We took our time and swam the whole crater, then even got a quick look at “the drop off.” It was fantastic snorkeling with Maria because she is a marine biologist! She was so informative and full of interesting information about everything we saw. We got some nice drinks and snacks too. This is a wonderful experience with a fantastic crew!! This is our second private charter with this company and we will definitely book them again!

This was one of the highlights of our trip to Maui. The adventure began about 7 AM, on time, and we were shuttled to the boat in a small dinghy with the boarding of the small shuttle being an interesting and fun experience. The captain and crew provide everything that is needed to have a great time including snorkel and mask and fins. Wetsuit tops are available. Flotation devices were available if needed. In fact it is best not to bring too much equipment since boarding the dinghy may cause some of your belongings to get a bit wet. Willow, the captains mate, gave us a safety talk and off we went on our adventure to Lanai. The two dive spots were wonderful. We were able to do some spectacular whale watching on our way to the dive spots and on our return trip. We also watched a large family of spinner dolphins cavort off the coast of Lanai. Snacks and drinks were perfect. All in all this was a well run adventure and one of the high points of the trip was Willow with her bubbly personality and friendly demeanor. My spouse and I recommend this trip highly for both experienced snorkelers and beginners. At the end of the journey we left a well-deserved gratuity since we were so impressed with the entire operation. We are sure that, if you take this trip with Kaanapali ocean adventures, you will be thrilled with the entire experience just as we were. As a final note, the adventure begins early in the morning. There is parking available at every hotel that is free and is identified as “beach access parking“. There are only about 20 spots available at each hotel but, since the adventure begins so early in the morning, we had no trouble finding these free parking spots. If you park in the parking structure the cost of a days worth of parking is around $40. In addition, the organization will send a text the day before the trip to inform you of items you need to bring and specific instructions on where to meet.

Fantastic, must do on Maui. Best way to snorkel. Just let the scooter do the work. Barbie makes it a special day for you.

Private Super raft is the only way I would experience snorkeling and sight seeing on the water for now on not only the crew was amazing and extremely accommodating and protective the boat itself was awesome super fast and was able to get places a normal big boat wouldn’t be able to overall would recommend and go again!

Simply the best! Great knowledgeable RESPECTFUL crew!!!! went on 2 different outings: 1 was snorkeling, which was wonderful...stopped at a small area before crater where no others were-except turtles!! Then onto crater: absolutely perfect! Lots of in the water- not rushed at all...small group which made it even better-20 people only. Saw lots of whales as well!!

Great time and very accommodating Booking was easy and our family had a great time. Worked with the challenges of the weather but were still able to pull off a great snorkel trip

We had a great afternoon snorkeling Coral Gardens and then checking out Oluwalu. The boat ride was super pleasant- our caption and assistant were very attentive and excellent guides. We also got to see spinner dolphins on our way back! Would definitely book the super raft again!

Amazing time. The crew was fantastic and very friendly. I would highly recommend for a really awesome snorkel experience. Fully stocked with equipment and good for weak swimmers too.

Alex and crew were awesome. Whole trip they took care us really well, specially the my younger who is 5 years old. One of the crew meme we is on surf board all the time and entertained kids and some of our friends who doesn’t know swimming. He took them on surf board and showed them the reef and fish . On board drink and food selection is good, after snorkeling we ate their turkey sandwiches and they were delicious. Overall it is memorable trip, thanks to crew and brand new boat.

Our trip this week was amazing! Our group had kids and adults and both guides were so patient making sure everyone had gear that fit and felt comfortable in the water. The water had gotten a bit choppy and they found us a great spot despite the conditions. Highly recommend this for a group!! Kids and adults both loved it and the guides were fantastic!

Fantastic experience on Super raft with the crew focused on making customers happy. We snorkeled at Molokini Crater and also did some sight seeing of top beaches.

An unbelievable experience. The ship was fast and fun. The crew could not have made us more comfortable. The snorkeling was perfect.

Brad and Scott were awesome at finding the best spots. We saw lots of turtles and fish! We had a great time together.

Wow this was a windy overcast choppy day…to say we were a bit anxious is understating it. And yet, upon seeing this large yellow boat/ship it gave us comfort and the ride was so smooth and fast. We made it out to Molikini crater quickly and the crew began tying us up to try and allow snorkeling. Such a persistent crew of Brad and look alike Prince Harry (Esteban) as they negotiated the waves and tried to get us a bit stable (we knew they were having some struggles but unbeknownst to us at the time, the reverse was not working as one of the four motors (killer horsepower) had raised up on the other side and was not functioning as it should). This team though never let on their concern but continued to work for our behalf and then we all decided that going elsewhere to snorkel perhaps was a better choice on this crazy wavy water! So we spun off in great speed and and viewed beautiful coastline until we got to Turtle Cove. Our young and older adults enjoyed snorkeling and then Brad sped us in traversing motion with water spray to the front young adults which they loved. Thank you Brad and Esteban for taking care of my group and we had great fun in spite of the difficulties we learned about later. Dr Danette